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Virginia Cavaliers

1–0 · 1–0 ACC
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WEEK 1 · 2026
The Week 1 recap

Root for two ACC upsets and study what Virginia can sustain

Virginia is idle, but losses by Miami and SMU would help while the Cavaliers sort durable strengths from one costly quarterback workload.

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The UVA Cavaliers vs the W&M Tribe on the 2019/09/06
The UVA Cavaliers vs the W&M Tribe on the 2019/09/06
CreditPhoto creditcarlinmackWikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Virginia wanted
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Impact 1
Miami
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Rooted for
Stanford
Final · Miami 45–6 StanfordWent the other way ✗
Projected 4.9-point title-game boost

Miami won instead, so Virginia did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection22% if Stanford won17% with the other result4.9-point differenceVirginia ACC title-game chance
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Impact 2
SMU
at
Rooted for
Florida State
Final · SMU 27–24 Florida StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 3.9-point title-game boost

SMU won instead, so Virginia did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection20% if Florida State won16% with the other result3.9-point differenceVirginia ACC title-game chance
41 other games had little impact
Louisville at Ole Miss · ABC
Massachusetts at Rutgers · BTN
Akron at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
UAB at Illinois · BTN
San José State at Eastern Michigan · ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma · SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State · FS1
Fresno State at USC · FOX
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Oregon State at Houston · ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia · TNT
North Texas at Indiana · FOX
Ohio at Nebraska · FS1
Liberty at James Madison · ESPNU
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh · The CW Network
Ball State at Ohio State · BTN
Kent State at South Carolina · SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Texas State at Texas · ESPN
Boston College at Cincinnati · FOX
Tulane at Duke · ACC Network
Boise State at Oregon · CBS
Marshall at Penn State · FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa · ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Iowa · BTN
Wyoming at Colorado State · USA Network
Missouri State at Texas A&M · ESPN
Arkansas State at Memphis · ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida · ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy · ESPN+
Clemson at LSU · ABC
UL Monroe at Mississippi State · ESPNU
Western Michigan at Michigan · NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida · SEC Network
UNLV at Hawai'i · The CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico · FS1
UCLA at California · ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada · CBSSN
Washington State at Washington · NBC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame · NBC
The rooting list was:Virginia is off, then Stanford, Florida State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.